Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Georgia
Fields Law Firm successfully recovers millions of dollars each year for our disabled clients throughout the United States. Our Long Term Disability experience is matched by very few other law firms in the country and has earned us a national reputation.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal and lawsuit case wins in Georgia.
Jucena – Senior Bankruptcy Analyst II – Lilburn, Georgia
Intractable Chronic Migraines, Photophobia, Cognitive Deficits, PTSD, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ulnar Entrapment, Major Depression, Symptoms of a Mini-Stroke
At age 12, a girl from Georgia fell and hit her head on a sharp object. She suffered a piercing wound to her brain but appeared to recover. Later in life, she was involved in a motor vehicle accident where she suffered another head wound. She soon began suffering from intractable migraines, photophobia, cognitive dysfunction, and other physical symptoms. Knowing she could not return to work, she applied for Long Term Disability benefits and was approved. She remained on benefits for some time, until she received a benefits termination letter from the insurer. Metlife claimed her medical records did not support functional limitations which would prevent her from returning to an alternate occupation.
She wanted to appeal Metlife’s decision but didn’t know how. She looked up the top disability experts in the nation and found Fields Law Firm. Our legal team began working on her appeal right away. We gathered updated medical records and got an excellent letter of support from her treating provider. We submitted the appeal, and Metlife was forced to respond to each of the carefully crafted arguments our attorneys wrote in the appeal. Knowing they couldn’t defeat our well-reasoned positions, the insurer soon issued a reversal of their prior decision, and reinstated our client’s benefits. Our client even got a check in the mail for the back benefits she was owed during their period the insurer had tried to deny her benefits.
Rhonda – Assistant Vice President – Canton, Georgia
Herniated Disc, Left Arm Radiculopathy, Fybromyalgia, Depression
An Assistant Vice President at a financial institution was diagnosed with radiculopathy and fibromyalgia following treatment for a herniated disc in her back and her condition forced her to stop working. She received Long Term Disability benefits but two years after benefits began, The Hartford suddenly stated that her benefits would stop. They sent a denial letter which stated that even though her doctors found she had difficulty performing activities such as cooking, cleaning, and driving, she was still able to work.
Frustrated with the decision from The Hartford, she contact Fields Law to assist her in appealing the decision. The attorneys at Fields Law compiled records from four treating physicians who disagreed with the findings in the denial letter. Our attorneys and support staff responded to multiple document requests from The Hartford and stayed in constant contact with our client to give updates. Ultimately, the attorneys at Fields Law were successful in appealing the denial. Our client was awarded back-pay and ongoing benefits. She is pleased to be able to fund her ongoing treatment and support her family with the benefits she receives.
Mason – Director of Environmental Services – Mableton, Georgia
Failed Lumbar Fusion
A Director of Environmental Services became disabled after undergoing a failed lumbar fusion surgery. The back pain made his daily life miserable. His symptoms kept him from focusing at work and made him change positions continuously. His insurer paid Short and Long Term Disability benefits for about two years. Unfortunately, Guardian denied his benefits when they determined he could return to work at his own occupation.
He hired Fields Law to fight the wrongful denial. Our attorneys secured disability paperwork from our client’s treating doctors. The appeal was submitted to the insurer along with legal arguments regarding our client’s ability to maintain a full-time work schedule. Guardian sent our client to an Independent Medical Examination where the examiner concluded he would be able to perform the duties of his own job. Our attorneys forwarded the results of the IME to our client’s treating doctor for comment. The treating provider disagreed with the so-called independent doctors opinions, and Guardian had no choice but to reinstate our client’s benefits.
